كيف تنطق "memsahib"
word
ˈmɛmˌsɑhɪb
MEM-sah-hib
mˈɛmsɐhˌɪb
em-SUH-hib
التعريف
A historical term used in colonial India to refer to a European, especially British, woman of high social status or the wife of a sahib (European man).
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈmɛmˌsɑhɪb
الإنجليزية البريطانية
mˈɛmsɐhˌɪb
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
MEM-sah-hib
بريطاني
em-SUH-hib
استمع في السياق
The memsahib walked through the garden every morning.
Everyone respected the memsahib in the household.
The cook waited for the memsahib to give instructions.
Back then, people would often refer to British women as memsahibs.